Trying To Understand Ssid

From what I can see on the WEB, SSID refers to the name of a WiFi network. So I have my service provider’s Internet modem connected to a WiFi hub using an Ethernet cable. From that hub another Ethernet cable connects to a switch from which all the devices using Ethernet cables are connected. My computer is connected using an Ethernet cable but still it must broadcast an SSID.

When I have FireFox or any other browser set to Never Remember History and to Clear Cookies on exit every time I try to log back into my security company, they are seeing a different SSID. This seems to be what is causing me problems with logging into that company. By problems I mean my computer has to be re verified which is a headache.

What would cause my network to be putting out so many different SSIDs? If I set the FireFox’s settings to Remember History and not Clear the cookies, the SSID is the same on every log in. Is there a way to force FireFox to always use the same SSID when signing into any particular site like my security company? Or why would it change at any particular site I sign into just because I delete cookies?

 

Where all computers in a network are connected to the router/switch by Ethernet cable, and their Ethernet adapters are ON, SSIDs are irrelevant. Depending on your network hardware it is usually a simple matter to turn WIFI off. Then there will be no SSIDs.

 

I really have no reason to turn my WiFi router off. I have no concerns about it being accessed without my passwords.

SSIDs must be important to my security company because they get some identification that allows me to access my dashboard to do whatever I may need to do. After working with them for quite some time now it was proved that if I delete cookies on exiting any browser I have to be verified again before I can access that account. So if it is true that an SSID is my network's name and identification, why then would that change for what my security sees if I delete cookies?

Here is what the person I worked with at my security company sent me when I asked her if she was sure it was an SSID and not an UUID address she was seeing, "WebApp: Firefox 76.0 (SS-ID: b4M3S-LZLXy)/Windows 10 It changes every time you log in with your web browser." By-the way, I have no idea what an UUID is but it was a suggestion for me to ask the security company.

The answer I got in 1 forum was this and I have no reason to doubt it is correct, "The reason it seems to be different to the security company is because you are deleting the cookie that identifies your computer and login: WebApp: Firefox 76.0 (SS-ID: b4M3S-LZLXy)/Windows 10" and this, "Then this b4M3S-LZLXy may be an identifier the security company is issuing. Whatever the source, if you leave their cookie, you probably won’t have the problem because the identifier it contains verifies that it is you."

I believe the above answers are true and I know that if I do not delete cookies I have no problem. I just don't know why the SSID would be different if it truly identifies my computer or network.

 

Right SSID has nothing to with it - deleting cookies does. Cookies are kept on your computer so the sites you visit remember you. So without a cookie the site is not going to remember you next visit.
HAS nothing to do with SSID. SSID is broadcast by your wireless so you know what / who's wifi you're joining.
If you want websites to forget you then switch your browser in to incognito mode - but again sites will not remember you next visit - that is what this mode is for .
So surf the comapny website in normal mode - keep cookies, etc. and use incognito mode everywhere else.

 

Speaking in layman's term the only thing that can really identify your computer on a network is the MAC address. It is hard coded on your network adapters. IPs, SSID, computer names, can be easily changed. Although w ith logs your ISP can find you - try downloading a movie and you see when you get the DMCA letter in the mail. For the non layman everything can be spoofed.

 

Thank you.